"Like CSI: Miami, I've got to channel my Horatio Caine," Missy quipped. (She also has to start watching a different CSI, considering that one's been canceled.)

But though her course schedule is packed, she's taking a month off from training ("It's so weird," she says) before she gets back to lifting weights and otherwise keeping her body in tip-top condition. "I'm definitely not thinking about Rio right now," she added.

The student athlete is, however, thinking about where she wants to attend college next year and she's got recruiting trips lined up for the fall.

Franklin admitted that the temptation to go pro is stronger than ever, especially now that she's been "offered a lot more" following her golden Olympics debut.

"It's a very difficult decision, but swimming in college has always been something I've wanted to do," she said. "I love being a part of a team. It's one of my favorite things about swimming. A lot of people think about it as an individual sport but there is such a big team aspect behind it that's absolutely incredible...And those are friends that you have for the rest of your life."

And we bet that every school with a swimming program is going to want Franklin making a splash in its pool.